Open AccessSide effects of television food commercials on concurrent nonadvertised sweet snack food intakes in young children
Author(s) -
Doeschka J. Anschütz,
Rutger C. M. E. Engels,
Tatjana van Strien
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2008.27075
Subject(s) - snack food , food intake , psychology , food science , unhealthy food , advertising , environmental health , medicine , obesity , chemistry , business
Exposure to food commercials is assumed to be related to children's food preferences and snack food intake patterns. However, surprisingly few studies tested whether watching food commercials actually leads to elevated snack food intake.
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